Where do you stand? - Page 3

VeloRaptor · 24-October-04, 03:37 PM

all the computers i have built but one have been amd. The one celeron i built has been dead for quite a while now. Didnt get any bang for my buck out of it.

goodman123 · 26-October-04, 03:14 AM

Start with Intel .........no my first pc (if you can call it pc?) was the Vic-20

back in 1986

after that was

intel 286 16 mhz
intel 486 33 mhz switch cpu for the dx2-66 mhz later on & i over clock at 80 mhz (my first over clock) but not stable gone back to 66 mhz
intel P1 75 mhz @ 110 mhz stable but i was able to get 120 mhz it wasn't stable then (my first built)
intel P1 133 mhz
intel P1 166 mhz MMX (that was good)
Intel P1 233 mhz yes MMX @ 290 mhz (my sister still got this P1 running at 290 bean like this for 6 years)

intel P2 233 mhz @ 333 mhz
Intel P3 600 mhz celeron (f--- **** parckard bell) couldn't over clock that **** never bought these ****ty pc ever again

i sold this ****ty computer & went back building my own pc , much better

AMD duron 1000 mhz @ 1150 mhz
AMD Athlonxp 1700+ @ 1.540 ghz (damn palomino) although not good for over clocking i like it alot good performance & for the price i paided i was happy as a clown.

Today
AMD barton 2500+ @ 2.2 ghz i'm able to get higher but i would need better cooling & some better ram to go past 223x11 2.455 ghz.

I'm pretty happy with AMD & if i spend more money for another pc i will go for the athlon64 so for me AMD all the way

GrandpaNoob72 · 27-October-04, 08:51 AM

How "old" is "old school"? Here's my computer chronology:

Timex Sinclair TI-85, 16K

memory add-on module, cassette tape-loaded programs, TV as monitor

Apple IIc, 15" amber monitor, 5.25 (?) floppy built in, serial dot-matrix printer (I think)

AMD K5 133, then added Intel "Overdrive" 233 (WOW, what a DIFFERENCE!

)

Intel Celeron 500 (Compaqrap)

Intel P3 1G (Dell clone)

Intel P4 1.8G(Dell again, I had a brain fart)

AMD A64 3200 (the one in Big Daddy, my first solo build)

Arkangyl · 27-October-04, 07:46 PM

AMD AXP 1600+
AMD AXP 2500+

and coming soon an A64 of some type

phin3s · 04-November-04, 09:05 PM

Definately Amd Althought Intels, I Hear, Run Cooler

JessAlba452 · 04-November-04, 09:47 PM

Hmm I wonder if I can change my vote lol I think I'm a diehard AMD fan now! I just bought a 2600 Mobile AMD XP and I'm gonna love it I know hehe.

Luckenator · 06-November-04, 05:23 PM

intel might be more expensive, but you get alot more stable chip. Ive had both amd and intel. Actually 2 amd chips, and they both ran way to hot, and were very unstable. Have a 2.53 p4 and has been running smooth since the day i got it. Die hard intel.

Highperf15 · 09-November-04, 09:02 AM

AMD......of course

18-November-04, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GlitterKill


	Since many of us have or have had multiple PCs I thought it would be interesting to see where our interests have taken us. Select the option that best fits your situation(s).

It seems to me that Intel prefers speed over raw efficiency, that won't get you anywhere in the long run. Until Intel comes out with some new technology and makes there processors more affordable, I'm sticking with AMD!

Peng Lord · 22-November-04, 12:58 PM

I go with what makes sense to me at the time, I prefer Intel, but my laptop is a A64 3200+ DTR. My desktop is a P4 2.53, soon to be a P4 3.4.

stereomod · 22-November-04, 01:03 PM

I Prefer AMD it gives me the most bang for my GHZ and it makes a great folding cpu, also i enjoy the few perks like the multitasking Eg. folding and listening to my mp3's and fraggin the hell out of some poor sap!

Matlok · 27-November-04, 11:13 PM

Die-hard AMD fan here. I have only ever used one Intel CPU and that was on a comp my grandma got suckered into buying from some idiot at Futureshop when I was 12. I will never stray from AMD and wish nothing but the worst thoughts to Intel, the sooner they go bankrupt the better, I just plain loath them.

Chrome_Rust · 29-November-04, 02:10 PM

had a clocked 3000, then went to the 2.4C...was really happy after the switch. now i am still at intel, but my current position at work allows me to buy some more upscale parts, so i am thinking of a socket 939 AMD, but i am not going to make the change until AMD & PCIe are here...

techboy · 04-December-04, 11:08 AM

I used to use Intel but switch to AMD because of it's overclock ability and price. I am planning to get AMD 64 for my next computer.

LostPharaoh · 06-December-04, 02:57 AM

Oh man my first solo experiences were with amd. To this date I've cracked 4 AMD processors (out of 30 or so operations). I don't know if it's the fact I don't know my own strength or if I have beefy hands or it's just plain bad luck AMD chips always go fragile on me. I saw the light with intel. After going to a tech fair and winning myself a microscope, free t-shirt, and a free processor I was hooked

. I feel good knowing I can stick a heat sink on there without worrying that I cracked the poor chip

.

Couldn't care which side you pick because Cyrix is coming back !! It's just in the underground right now !

Peng Lord · 20-December-04, 07:57 AM

I do have to agree with LP, the integrated heatsink on P4's do give me a little bit more comfort, with a little warranty voiding lapping they provide the best (only my opinion, I'm entitled to it) contact for cooling.

Carlz0r · 21-December-04, 11:50 PM

Diehard AMD fan here. All the systems I have built for myself or others have been AMD,and I don't plan on switching.

Highperf15 · 22-December-04, 06:35 PM

I'm hoping to get a 3800+ in my stocking for x-mas........heh

alexkerhead · 22-December-04, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GlitterKill


	Since many of us have or have had multiple PCs I thought it would be interesting to see where our interests have taken us. Select the option that best fits your situation(s).

I picked switched from AMD to Intel becuase my last purchase was Intel.
but I actually USE both, I use my P4 rig for windows, and ym AMD rig for linux, sense amd is better on linux as far as I can tell. and my P4 feels a lot better with windows.
-refer to sig for info on my rigs-

Joose · 23-December-04, 04:05 PM

What I find funny is that there's more Mac users in denial than there are AMD users planning on switching to Intel

27-October-04, 08:51 AM	#43 (permalink)
GrandpaNoob72 Eleven-Bravo Sitrep Writer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Fort Riley, KS (Back home where I BELONG!) Posts: 3,279	How "old" is "old school"? Here's my computer chronology: Timex Sinclair TI-85, 16K memory add-on module, cassette tape-loaded programs, TV as monitor Apple IIc, 15" amber monitor, 5.25 (?) floppy built in, serial dot-matrix printer (I think) AMD K5 133, then added Intel "Overdrive" 233 (WOW, what a DIFFERENCE! ) Intel Celeron 500 (Compaqrap) Intel P3 1G (Dell clone) Intel P4 1.8G(Dell again, I had a brain fart) AMD A64 3200 (the one in Big Daddy, my first solo build) __________________ A veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve - is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life". That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country, who no longer understand that...

04-November-04, 09:05 PM	#45 (permalink)
phin3s Re-Fu3ling Beyotch Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 822	Definately Amd Althought Intels, I Hear, Run Cooler __________________

06-November-04, 05:23 PM	#47 (permalink)
Luckenator Apex Master Tech Apprentice Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Annandale, VA Posts: 214	intel might be more expensive, but you get alot more stable chip. Ive had both amd and intel. Actually 2 amd chips, and they both ran way to hot, and were very unstable. Have a 2.53 p4 and has been running smooth since the day i got it. Die hard intel. __________________ Wub for Amy BLAME CANADA!

09-November-04, 09:02 AM	#48 (permalink)
Highperf15 a.k.a., Frank Bullitt Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Have Gun ....Will Travel..... Posts: 3,891	AMD......of course __________________

27-November-04, 11:13 PM	#52 (permalink)
Matlok Apex Techie I Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Orangeville, Ontario, Canada Posts: 61	Die-hard AMD fan here. I have only ever used one Intel CPU and that was on a comp my grandma got suckered into buying from some idiot at Futureshop when I was 12. I will never stray from AMD and wish nothing but the worst thoughts to Intel, the sooner they go bankrupt the better, I just plain loath them. __________________ AMD Athlon XP 2800+@2.08 GHZ Thermaltake Volcano 7 HSF Asus A7N8X Deluxe 2X 512MB OCZ EL DDR PC-3200 Dual Channel Platinum MSI GeForce FX 5600 VTD256 Ultra 500 Watt PSU WD 200 GB S-ATA LG CDRW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive Gem GL-715A 15" LCD Monitor Windows XP Pro w SP2

24-October-04, 03:37 PM	#41 (permalink)
VeloRaptor DM Shop Hoe Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Eau Claire, Wisconsin Posts: 145	all the computers i have built but one have been amd. The one celeron i built has been dead for quite a while now. Didnt get any bang for my buck out of it.

26-October-04, 03:14 AM	#42 (permalink)
goodman123 Apex Tech Maniac Supreme Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canada/Quebec/Montreal Posts: 1,003	Start with Intel .........no my first pc (if you can call it pc?) was the Vic-20 back in 1986 after that was intel 286 16 mhz intel 486 33 mhz switch cpu for the dx2-66 mhz later on & i over clock at 80 mhz (my first over clock) but not stable gone back to 66 mhz intel P1 75 mhz @ 110 mhz stable but i was able to get 120 mhz it wasn't stable then (my first built) intel P1 133 mhz intel P1 166 mhz MMX (that was good) Intel P1 233 mhz yes MMX @ 290 mhz (my sister still got this P1 running at 290 bean like this for 6 years) intel P2 233 mhz @ 333 mhz Intel P3 600 mhz celeron (f--- ** parckard bell) couldn't over clock that never bought these ty pc ever again i sold this **ty computer & went back building my own pc , much better AMD duron 1000 mhz @ 1150 mhz AMD Athlonxp 1700+ @ 1.540 ghz (damn palomino) although not good for over clocking i like it alot good performance & for the price i paided i was happy as a clown. Today AMD barton 2500+ @ 2.2 ghz i'm able to get higher but i would need better cooling & some better ram to go past 223x11 2.455 ghz. I'm pretty happy with AMD & if i spend more money for another pc i will go for the athlon64 so for me AMD all the way

27-October-04, 07:46 PM	#44 (permalink)
Arkangyl Hoe-lier than Thou Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: far, far away Posts: 2,342	AMD AXP 1600+ AMD AXP 2500+ and coming soon an A64 of some type

22-November-04, 12:58 PM	#50 (permalink)
Peng Lord Apex Tech Maniac Supreme Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Mich-HOE-gan Posts: 1,057	I go with what makes sense to me at the time, I prefer Intel, but my laptop is a A64 3200+ DTR. My desktop is a P4 2.53, soon to be a P4 3.4.

22-November-04, 01:03 PM	#51 (permalink)
stereomod Locked Account Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Getting A Banana For Being a good lil monkey! Posts: 2,553	I Prefer AMD it gives me the most bang for my GHZ and it makes a great folding cpu, also i enjoy the few perks like the multitasking Eg. folding and listening to my mp3's and fraggin the hell out of some poor sap!

29-November-04, 02:10 PM	#53 (permalink)
Chrome_Rust Apex Tech God Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Columbus Grove, OH Posts: 2,590	had a clocked 3000, then went to the 2.4C...was really happy after the switch. now i am still at intel, but my current position at work allows me to buy some more upscale parts, so i am thinking of a socket 939 AMD, but i am not going to make the change until AMD & PCIe are here... __________________ 1997 Ford Taurus SHO 3.4L Yamaha V8 Flowmaster Exhaust K&N CAI Clear front corners 1999 Head/Tail Light conversion Full LED Conversion Lowered 1.5" 1996 Ford Crown Victoria P71 2000 4.6L V8 2004 P71 Ziptube Flowmaster Exhaust 1998 12.5" brake upgrade 2002 trans with J-Mod 2800 Stall Converter 3.73:1 gears w/ detriot true trac 90mm MAF 75mm TB 24lb injectors UDP's

04-December-04, 11:08 AM	#54 (permalink)
techboy Apex Techie Wannabe Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Rosemead Posts: 11	I used to use Intel but switch to AMD because of it's overclock ability and price. I am planning to get AMD 64 for my next computer.

06-December-04, 02:57 AM	#55 (permalink)
LostPharaoh Apex Techie Wannabe Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 20	Oh man my first solo experiences were with amd. To this date I've cracked 4 AMD processors (out of 30 or so operations). I don't know if it's the fact I don't know my own strength or if I have beefy hands or it's just plain bad luck AMD chips always go fragile on me. I saw the light with intel. After going to a tech fair and winning myself a microscope, free t-shirt, and a free processor I was hooked . I feel good knowing I can stick a heat sink on there without worrying that I cracked the poor chip . Couldn't care which side you pick because Cyrix is coming back !! It's just in the underground right now !

20-December-04, 07:57 AM	#56 (permalink)
Peng Lord Apex Tech Maniac Supreme Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Mich-HOE-gan Posts: 1,057	I do have to agree with LP, the integrated heatsink on P4's do give me a little bit more comfort, with a little warranty voiding lapping they provide the best (only my opinion, I'm entitled to it) contact for cooling.

21-December-04, 11:50 PM	#57 (permalink)
Carlz0r Apex Techie Wannabe Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 10	Diehard AMD fan here. All the systems I have built for myself or others have been AMD,and I don't plan on switching.

22-December-04, 06:35 PM	#58 (permalink)
Highperf15 a.k.a., Frank Bullitt Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Have Gun ....Will Travel..... Posts: 3,891	I'm hoping to get a 3800+ in my stocking for x-mas........heh __________________

23-December-04, 04:05 PM	#60 (permalink)
Joose Joosey Join Date: May 2003 Location: Milton, Ontario Posts: 5,537	What I find funny is that there's more Mac users in denial than there are AMD users planning on switching to Intel __________________ Joose - joosy since 1975 Cheap, Good, Fast - You can only have two out of three.